Question for the pros

[AudioProUK]

Ok . I`ve got my resistors .

I now need to get this into vendor mode , I`ve had a look around and by the looks of it i need to probe mpx01 to get it in to vendor mode before i cut traces etc .

So , I dont have a probe but i know i can just use a piece of wire and a needle etc .

Can some one confirm the pinouts for me plz

pin 6 (power plug on drive ) .. cut and add switch
pin 5 ("" "" " " ) ..bare wire and add probe wire .

Is that gonna work for me .

Cheers guys and sorry for the stupid questions i`ve tried to find it but can only find a video in greek ..lol

Cheers

 

[Martin C]

What are you talking about exactly?

 

[AudioProUK]

i`m trying to unlock a mxic , i`ve looked at the tut in here and it says to get the drive in vendor mode i need to prove the mpx01 .

1. Connect theDVD to a SATA port on the PC X360USB does not work
2. Turn on the DVD (I did with CK3Pro ) this must already have the cut trace
3. Open JungleFlasher v0.1.85Beta (257)
4. MTK Tab Flash32
5. Press Enter / Device ID, you get a message stating that you disconnect the DVD for 1 second, press YES
6. Power Off the DVD
7. Place PROBE III (can be a homemade) at the point that even MPX01
8. Turn on the DVD (should recognize the way "vendor"), but if it doesnt gives you "vendor" power cycle again the DVD. Do not forget to have PROBE III on MPX01.
9. You can take the Probe 3 out of the MPX01 point
10. Ready! follow the instructions of the Sputnik program

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[Martin C]

no - your x360USBPro will put into Vendor mode. Just make sure you have the dummy.bin before you start.

 

[AudioProUK]

It`s a swap out board so i dont have a dummy.bin . The console is rgh so i got the key and what have you . When i try using the x360usbpro it`s not working for some reason , not even finding the drive , or showing up as a port. Any ideas why that would be ? worked ok for other drives .

 

[rob753420]

which drive are u trying to unlock

ok 0401 if u lookin at board the plugs should be in back below the sata plug and bout even to the right top corner were laser ribbon comes through is mpx01 ill try post pic in sec

 

[Martin C]

Regardless of its state, the board should still be detected in JF. What's a 'replacement board'? You mean a TX replacement?

 

[rob753420]

i can help if i no which board it is

 

[AudioProUK]

liteon .... mxic .. 0401

 

[rdubbs007]

Did you even install the drivers for the x360usb pro yet? If they are installed correctly port 0x0000 will show up in jungleflasher and it will say X360USB PRO FW ver.18

 

[AudioProUK]

no it`s just a new standard board . I couldnt afford the tx board martin

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lol ....yeah the x360usb driver are installed

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ok i`ll try another pc with the x360usbpro . It was working ok with this one but i`ll have another go with another pc

 

[Martin C]

Where did the board come from and was it proven as working?

What have you done with it since getting it?

 

[Martin C]

rob753420 - see if you keep posting irrelevant info, I'll just bin your account.

OP - all phat and slim PCBs with firmware on them should be able to be detected in JF. If this isn't happening, fix this first. Failing that, Vendor intro mode on an empty PCB should get it picked up.

 

[rdubbs007]

That is exactly what my next suggestion was, that the chip is erased and you need to select "SLIM" in MTK32 and hit intro, ensuring that port 0x0000 is the current port. It should display flash chip properties and if it does not the PCB is damaged in some way.

 

[AudioProUK]

Thanks martin .

I tried another pc and x360usbpro is now showing and its in vendor mode .

Now i just hit the 0x8c button , prob the point and it should unlock is that correct ? (jf 1.92)

 

[rdubbs007]

Yes trace cut, hit 0x8C and then probe it will audible when unlocked.

 

[AudioProUK]

sweet ...thanks for you help guys ... !!

TX mods save the day again . First slim drive can you tell ..hehe .

If it doesnt unlock try with 2 resistors in series correct ? (2 x 10 ohm)

 

[rob753420]

im just tryn to help his first post was askin were the mpx01 was located.ive done a bunch of slims and sometimes vendor intro doesnt pick it up sometimes u have to vendor intro a few times and ive also had to probe mpx01 but havent had to do that since 2.0 came out

 

[rdubbs007]

sweet ...thanks for you help guys ... !!

TX mods save the day again . First slim drive can you tell ..hehe .

If it doesnt unlock try with 2 resistors in series correct ? (2 x 10 ohm)

If it doesnt unlock (unlikely) you need to use a different value, try 5ohms, then 15ohms, and 20ohms after. It should do it with 10ohms though.

 

[Martin C]

im just tryn to help his first post was askin were the mpx01 was located.ive done a bunch of slims and sometimes vendor intro doesnt pick it up sometimes u have to vendor intro a few times and ive also had to probe mpx01 but havent had to do that since 2.0 came out

Never had to do ANY of this with an x360USB Pro. Since it's a T-X support site, whatever config you have is deemed irrelevent, hence why I deleted your posts.

Bottom line is as I said: a PCB with firmware present should ALWAYS be detectable, regardless of the SPI lock.

There's more to helping than just answering the question asked.....